29-08-2011, 10:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 29-08-2011, 10:59 AM by beverley.rose.)
Wikipedia is your friend...
"In men, approximately 5% of testosterone undergoes 5α-reduction to form the more potent androgen, dihydrotestosterone. DHT has three times greater affinity for androgen receptors than testosterone and has 15-30 times greater affinity than adrenal androgens."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrotestosterone
Do not worry about T, worry about DHT. SP is supposed to block the production of DHT. With only 5% of T being converted, I would not panic too much about having T increase by 5%.
Beverley
"In men, approximately 5% of testosterone undergoes 5α-reduction to form the more potent androgen, dihydrotestosterone. DHT has three times greater affinity for androgen receptors than testosterone and has 15-30 times greater affinity than adrenal androgens."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrotestosterone
Do not worry about T, worry about DHT. SP is supposed to block the production of DHT. With only 5% of T being converted, I would not panic too much about having T increase by 5%.
Beverley